New Jersey State Police Traffic Stops for 2020

2020 traffic stop records from the New Jersey State Police, sourced from the OLEPS Traffic Stop Data Dashboard. The dataset includes details on stop outcomes, driver demographics, and enforcement actions. It was published by data.nj.gov and last updated in July 2021.

Use Cases

• Analyzing racial disparities in traffic stops using DriverRace, StopOutcome, and Arrest columns.
• Modeling the likelihood of an arrest or summons based on stop characteristics like K9, VehicleSearch, and MovingFlag.
• Investigating correlations between different enforcement actions, such as TotalDWI, TotalWeapons, and UseofForce.
• Profiling stop outcomes and officer interactions using PostStopInteraction, Exit, and TotalWarnings.

Strengths

• Covers a full calendar year (2020) of statewide traffic enforcement data.
• Includes over 25 specific columns detailing stop circumstances, outcomes, and demographics.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2021-07-02 18:15:57; freshness should be verified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.nj.gov

Collection Method

Collected from the OLEPS (Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards) Traffic Stop Data Dashboard.

Time Range

January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2021-07-02 18:15:57.

Geography

New Jersey, USA